Shutter happy ...

3-10-2009

Rome is beautiful this week. Yesterday I went to the gardens and today I plan to do the same. I am enjoying this weather. Work is so relaxed in Rome and the days are getting longer. I dressed Peter in a short sleeve polo shirt and white tennis shoes today. So cute. Camilla took him to Borghese and that's where I'm headed next.

I reconnected with an old friend this week. I'm happy about that. However, I doubt we'll ever be the friends we once were. We'll see. I seem to think we should pick up right where we left off, but ...

I returned from the gardens. Camilla told me I did not need to start work until 4 p.m., but when I arrived the girls immediately demanded my attention. I have really bonded with them. I feel close to them now. Anna has started to give me small tokens of her affection. This makes me really happy. She has given me stickers, drawings and a key chain. Also, she wrote me an apology letter once after she hit me all on her own. Every time she gives me something, she says "brava ragazza" like she is my teacher or something.

The girls have become fascinated with my iPod. Ever since I googled Hello Kitty on the thing they grab it every chance they can get. Camilla likes that they google things on the Internet, so I let them play. They spent time in my room today looking through all my clothes and listening to music. They love all things girls and we play dress up. I showed them The Satorialist blog and we spent at least an hour evaluating everyone's outfits.

Camilla told me that the girls speak Italian to me like I speak Italian, with an American accent and everything. This is funny (and awful) because I speak English to Camilla the way she speaks to me. I always use the present tense and sometimes speak to her with an Italian accent. The accent is unintentional. It just happens. However, I did not dare confess this to her.

I have become obsessed with taking pictures. I have hundreds of photos of random people and beautiful spots in Rome. I can't leave the apartment without my camera. If I don't have the camera and I see something to photograph, I become upset to the point of tears. Now that spring is here I am completely shutter happy. I should publish a book and The Satorialist needs to hire me.